VA SB223 | 2018 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 223 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-01 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Prescription drug price gouging prohibited. Prohibits unconscionable price increases in the price of essential off-patent or generic drugs, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to designate drugs as essential drugs, and establishes an enforcement mechanism.

Title

Prescription drugs; price gouging prohibited.

Roll Calls

2018-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-01	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-16	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2018-01-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2018-01-03	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101608D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	330.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	373	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	376	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB223
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB223+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S04V0115+SB0223